Rural health care

Bitterroot Health’s Darby Scripps Clinic has significantly improved local access to essential healthcare services, including X-rays, women’s health and pediatrics.
Bitterroot Health’s Darby Scripps Clinic has significantly improved local access to essential healthcare services, including X-rays, women’s health and pediatrics. Photo Credit: Neenan Archistruction
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How a Small Montana Town Bridged Big Healthcare Gaps

HCO News Staff

Since the opening of Bitterroot Health’s Darby Scripps Clinic in Darby, Mont., the town’s fewer than 900 residents no longer need to travel 30 miles to the nearest major city to access healthcare. The clinic has transformed local medical services, bringing the community closer to accessible care.

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In a coalition formed with Gates Venture, Microsoft and Epic, Intermountain Health will work to fix rural healthcare disparities through improving facility technology, strengthening finances and advocating for policy reform. Photo Credit: Intermountain Health
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Intermountain Health Forms Coalition to Solve Rural Healthcare Crisis

HCO News Staff

Intermountain Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system with 385 clinics and 33 hospitals in the Intermountain West, has partnered with Microsoft, Gates Ventures, Epic and West Health to tackle the nation’s rural healthcare crisis. The coalition aims to improve rural healthcare through technology, operations and policy. 

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Construction on Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Reaches Milestone

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Just before the expected El Nino season is set to begin, the expansion project at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto reached a crucial milestone last week. The building has become weather-tight, according to hospital officials, which is necessary as the Bay Area is expected to see much more rain than in recent drought years., according to San Francisco Business Journal.

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